via the William Morris AgencyOne+One, James Zabiela’s beloved collaboration with Nic Fanciulli, is long done. But Zabiela, the flaxen-maned, one-time-wunderkind, is doing more than fine as a solo star. Only 30 years old, but already a pro for the last 10 years, each year sees him developing his technical wizardry…
Since Grass got a much-heralded makeover, including new expanded indoor seating, it was unclear what was going to happen to its lounge-within-a-lounge, The King is Dead. Well, the King is very much still alive (horrible, but I couldn’t resist, sorry). It’s just getting a major entertainment revamp. Past offerings there…
Photo by Sayre BermanClick here to view a slideshow of photos from the show.Jay-ZWith Trey Songz and Young JeezyBankAtlantic Center, SunriseSaturday, February 20, 2010Better Than: Listening to the AutoTuned train-wreck on “We Are the World 25 for Haiti.” The Review:Jay-Z’s last two appearances in South Florida, both in 2008, were each…
Paleface is an archetypal musician’s musician, the kind of fiercely talented guy whose friends all go on to surpass him in fame but never stop singing his praises. Known as one of the originators of so-called “anti-folk,” he got his musical start more than 20 years ago thanks to a…
Okay, okay, so this is the last time we’ll blog about Artopia for now — we just really want you to come to the next one, if you missed this time. (We’ll give you presents.) Miami New Times’ event last Thursday at the Freedom Tower was packed — who knew…
via @loveonedoveOver here at Crossfade, when we’re home alone, chained to our computers and wasting away from lack of food, booze, and human company, we like to live vicariously through Twitter. (It’s also good for checking when to actually pay attention to some long, boring crap like the Grammys.)And so…
courtesy of Sneak Attack MediaPoor Chris Carrabba. In the early-00s, when his project Dashboard Confessional first appeared, he was hailed as the bard of the overly-self-analyzing generatio, an acoustic troubadour reviewed in the pages of too-hip mags like Nylon. But that was before “emo” — which, arguably, he didn’t really…
The recent trend of bands playing at Hot Topic stores around South Florida inspires mixed feelings. On one hand, those stores are already dark, disorganized, and impenetrable as it is, and the thought of cramming both a band and more kids into its narrow, cheap accessory-stuffed aisles is scary. On…
Photo by phivephotography.comThough Fishbone’s home turf — South Central L.A. — may not have been a typical rock and roll breeding ground, plenty else about the band’s birth was fortuitous. The band’s early musical brew, heavy on ska, reggae, and a liberal helping of rock, was largely created in an…
Electric Pickle must have some serious staff rotations lined up for WMC, because its daily roster doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for sleep. (See, for instance, the 14-hour Crosstown Rebels Get Lost gig, which lasts from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 27).Here’s another daytime gig,…
via myspace.com/rebelstationMiami trio Rebel has one of those band names that’s maddening to Google. Luckily, New Times summed up everything you need to know about this Anglophilic trio in a recent feature. In short, it’s been a long road to the band’s current sound. The threesome, who trace their own…
Last Friday, as I was writing a post about Broward rapper Lyrikill’s infamous newscast interruptions, it turned out, all but one had been deleted due to copyright infringement. The 954 prankster had garnered some YouTube and Twitter buzz by stalking live news vans, then running through the shot and yelling…
I’ll admit I hadn’t heard of Broward MC Lyrikill until I read this post on Miami New Times’ news blog, Riptide 2.0, yesterday. He might now be my favorite 954 rapper. Um, not really — but I did spend a good long while checking out his web presence and laughing…
via myspace.com/navegantemusicNavegante plays Jazid Friday night.Friday, February 12*Navegante has been called “the Latin Gnarls Barkley,” and he plays this Friday night at Jazid, in Miami Beach, with local trio Penelope Sky. No exact word on cover but it should be under $10. Click here for more details. *Guess what kind…
If you’re single on V-Day, don’t feel weird — South Florida is full of the similarly unattached and possibly disillusioned! Join them and be alone, together, at these V-Day alternative parties…. Or if you’re in one of those couples that eschews commercial “holiday” traditions, pass go, collect 100 punk points,…
photo by Mari SaraiHipster dance music trends may come and go, but BBC uber-DJ Annie Mac is always one step ahead of them all. Definitely the fiercest female on Radio One, her eponymous Friday-night show, with its trademark guest mini-mixes, give you an up to date who’s-who in the scene…
Sure, all the big Crosstown Rebels stars were just here for the Rebel Rave tour at Space this past Saturday. A WMC stop, though, with a Crosstown Rebels Get Lost party, is an absolute requirement. (Besides, sounds like some fans, and even DJs, weren’t too thrilled about how the night…
The handsome Canadian transplant Tristan Clopet is something of a musical anomaly on the local scene. With his band, the Juice, he skips both the indie flavors of the week and the super-commercial aspirations of others around town. Instead, his music recalls those heady days of the early ’90s, when…
Paleface is an archetypal musician’s musician, the kind of fiercely talented guy whose friends all go on to surpass him in fame, but never stop singing his praises. Known as one of the originators of so-called “anti-folk,” he got his musical start more than 20 years ago thanks to a…
In the dance music world, Deadmau5 has a Midas touch that works even indirectly. Two years ago, his remix of the L.A. producer Morgan Page’s track “The Longest Road” scored a Grammy nomination, and of course that pointed the spotlight back to the track’s creator. Page was long ready to…
Los Angeles-based five-piece Terror formed in 2002, after the ’90s golden years, when hardcore was still hard. Still, burly frontman Scott Vogel and company have from the beginning fought the good fight, keeping the music pummeling and punishing but without any of today’s trendy death-core trappings. Whenever Terror flirts with…
*It’s been a while since we checked in on REVMiami, Ric Delgado’s webzine that aims to capture the underground music and arts culture of the city — well, mostly along the Biscayne Corridor. It’s been almost a damn year and he’s still at it, for which he deserves major kudos…
